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Ferguson: Living through the replay
We seem repeatedly surprised by the anger generated by educational inequity, vanished jobs, income disparities, lost affordable housing, and racial and ethnic profiling. By Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte | The Rag Blog | August 26, 2014 Like many other Americans, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1967 Race Riots, American History, American Society, Cultural Stereotypes, Ethnic Studies, Ferguson, Kerner Commision, Mainstream Media, Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte, New America Media, Racial Profiling, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Texas Board of Education, UT School of Journalism
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Obama and The Onion : Reflections on the Uses of Satire
‘Cooter Obama’ chases pig on Capitol lawn. Photo from controversial satirical article in The Onion. Photo © Copyright 2008, Onion, Inc. I recently chuckled at a satirical piece I found at The Onion’s website and reposted it here on The … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Cultural Stereotypes, Humor, Obama, Political Correctness, Racism, Satire, Texas, The Onion
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